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Local examples of job creation

Local examples of job creation. Nearly a billion dollars in pollution control equipment at Brandon Shores power plant. Pollution Control Equipment. Renovated Power Plant Jobs. Brandon Stevens, worker at Fairfax County STP upgrade. Sewage Treatment Plant Jobs. Stormwater Jobs.

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Local examples of job creation

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  1. Local examples of job creation

  2. Nearly a billion dollars in pollution control equipment at Brandon Shores power plant Pollution Control Equipment

  3. Renovated Power Plant Jobs

  4. Brandon Stevens, worker at Fairfax County STP upgrade Sewage Treatment Plant Jobs

  5. Stormwater Jobs

  6. Farmer Leroy Walker with manure storage pit and barn with good ventilation & runoff controls

  7. A University of Virginia study projected that 11,751 temporary jobs could be created if Virginia and federal government invested $804 million in farm runoff control projects.  Job Creation on Farms

  8. Value of Clean Water • Commercial fishing in VA and MD contribute $2 billion in sales and more than 41,000 jobs • Recreational fishing create $1.6 billion in sales and 13,000 jobs • Tourism brings $3.7 billion a year and 46,000 jobs to Hampton Roads, with $1.4 billion and 11,000 jobs in Virginia Beach alone • Properties near healthy waters can have 5-10% higher property values • For every $1 spent on protection of drinking water, an average of $27 is saved in public water treatment costs

  9. Questions? Sources: Virginian-Pilot

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